The nurse is planning care for three newly delivered adolescents and their babies. What should the nurse keep in mind when planning their care?
1. The baby's father should be encouraged to participate when the nurse is providing instruction.
2. A class for all the adolescents would decrease teaching effectiveness.
3. The schools that the adolescents attend will provide teaching on bathing.
4. Adolescents understand the danger signals in newborns.
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Rationale 1: Adolescent fathers should be encouraged to participate in all educational offerings.
Rationale 2: Classes are effective for teaching groups of adolescents.
Rationale 3: The nurse should never assume that basic newborn care education will be provided to a patient elsewhere.
Rationale 4: Adolescents might need more teaching than adults about the danger signals in newborns and when it is necessary to call the doctor.
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